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VELDHEER played right tackle and center....Volmer is still stuck ay right tackle. Michael Oher was a player that vould play either side. HEY food for thought all of is here have seen veldheers pictures maybe hes preparing himself to move to the right side where Tony Sparano could make him a perennial pro bowler. Picking one of these tackles helps the defense to especially one that is as weak as ours is. Davis wants to pattern the team off the niners well all there linemen are first round draft choices.
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I know last year Matt Kalil was drafted #5 overall after the Vikings traded back from #4 to #5 with the Browns started day 1 as LT.

Also Matt Kalil was a huge factor in the Vikings playoff push and played great in a division with Clay Matthews Jr. and Julius Peppers.

You missed a huge part of my quote off and probably the most important caveat.......

Darbsk wrote:

Usually even if a left tackle is drafted he will play at RT at least initially and especially with Veldheer already established in the role Fisher may have to stay there. Some would say a RT isn't worth the #3 either. Personally i really like Joeckel and Fisher and would be happy with either.

Those listed above and numerous other college LT's have started their NFL careers on the right side (probably Gallery is the most well known to us, also Khalif Barnes was drafted as a LT) and this would probably be the case with the Oakland Raiders next year IF we drafted a tackle because of Veldheer.

My point being that very few tackles taken actually start and contribute at a high level straight away at LT. As the original poster was commenting on value and how taking a tackle was the best value I thought this was relevant as a RT is obviously less highly valued than a LT._________________"The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win."
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Joeckel would be a horrible fit at RT. He doesn't have enough sand in his pants.

Yep I think if we draft Joeckel he's an out and out LT, whereas Fisher I think could be a very good RT, very impressed with his technique and strength at the Senior Bowl. Veldheer is the most interesting player for me as i believe he could potentially be an All Pro RT or a Pro Bowl LT..........do you take the gamble on finding a LT and move him???_________________"The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win."
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Joeckel would be a horrible fit at RT. He doesn't have enough sand in his pants.

Yep I think if we draft Joeckel he's an out and out LT, whereas Fisher I think could be a very good RT, very impressed with his technique and strength at the Senior Bowl. Veldheer is the most interesting player for me as i believe he could potentially be an All Pro RT or a Pro Bowl LT..........do you take the gamble on finding a LT and move him???

These are rookies and every OT coming out this year will suffer the growing pains associated with the adjustment to the strength of NFL defensive lineman._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly